Textbook of Medicinal Chemistry Vol I

1st Edition

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Dr Alagarsamy's Textbook of Medicinal Chemistry is a much-awaited masterpiece in its arena. Targeted mainly to B. Pharm. students, this book will also be useful for M. Pharm. as well as M. Sc. organic chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry students. It aims at eliminating the inadequacies in teaching and learning of medicinal chemistry by providing enormous information on all the topics in medicinal chemistry of synthetic drugs.

Key Features

Salient Features

Contains clear classification, synthetic schemes, mode of action, metabolism, assay, pharmacological uses with the dose and structure–activity relationship (SAR) of the following classes of drugs:

Drugs acting on inflammation

Drugs acting on respiratory system

Drugs acting on digestive system

Drugs acting on blood and blood-forming organs

Drugs acting on endocrine system

Contains a complete section on chemotherapy and the various classes of chemotherapeutic agents. Also includes recent topics like anti-HIV agents

Contains brief introduction about the physiological and pathophysiological conditions of diseases and their treatment under each topic

Provides well-illustrated synthetic schemes and alternative synthetic routes for majority of drugs that help in quick and enhanced understanding of the subject

Covers the syllabi of majority of Indian universities

Table of Contents

Preface v

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry

• Processes of Drug Discovery • Drug Discovery and Design—A

Historical Outline • Modern Drug Discovery • Screening and

Designing • Nature as a Source of Drug Compounds

• Drug Designing

SECTION I Physicochemical Factors in Relation to Biological Activity of Drugs 9